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This research explores the existing
harvesting and marketing practices of selected Non Timber
Forest Products (NTFPs) species in the Makawanpur district
of Nepal. Profit margin of lower belt collectors is found
satisfactory, but due to high transaction cost of illegal
export profit margin of Lichen collectors is found very
low. Night halters have higher profit margins in comparison
to non-halters and the number of former is increasing every
year. Informal practices are found from NTFPs...

This book explains how a former net food exporting Nepal has become a net food importing country due to a lack of an integrated system-wide approach to planning and governance of agriculture and natural resources. It demonstrates how various components of the food system, such as agronomy, agrobiodiversity, plant health, post-harvest management, livestock and fisheries, and socio-economics including marketing and trade, have been managed in sectoral silos, crippling the very foundations of food systems innovations. The book also explores ways to tackle climate change impacts while considering...

Business, Organized Labour and Climate Policy examines the current lack of effective action in bridging the gap between climate change goals and governmental policies. With little published about the role of employers' organizations and trade unions in the climate change policy process, this book evaluates their involvement and argues that labour market considerations should be a central element of climate change policy. The study applies ecological modernization theory as a framework to guide policy development and negotiation. Application of the framework finds that employers'...